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ANS approves formation of six student sections, one local section
Last week at the American Nuclear Society’s Annual Conference in Denver, Colo., the ANS Board of Directors approved the creation of six new ANS student sections and one new local section. Including these new additions, the Society now boasts 37 local sections and 70 student sections, which together represent ANS members across every region of the United States.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Brighton I/II
Session Chair:
Alex Levinsky
Alternate Chair:
Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
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Validation of an SMR Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design with No-Onsite Refueling and Penalty-Free Reactivity
Gray Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.), Jim Harrell (Zachry Nuclear)
Presented by Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.)
Paper
Assessment of Griffin Cross-Section Interpolation Capability on TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Micro-Reactor
Kan Ni (NCSU), Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Jason Hou (NCSU)
MCNP and Whisper Neutronics Framework for Designing Microreactor Experiments
Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Holly Trellue (LANL)
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Preliminary Assessment of As-Built Design Characteristics for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
B.J. Ade (ORNL), E. Biondo (ORNL), D.P. Schappel (ORNL), E. Fountain (ORNL), B.R. Betzler (ORNL), G. Davidson (ORNL)